‘Digitalis’ is Stupid Cosmonaut’s second vinyl release on Drone Rock Records, recorded and mixed over the summer of 2017. Founding members Sam Read and Steve McNamara took the sounds of earlier electronic cassette releases and expanded upon them to create a dystopian future world dependant on synthetic technology operating between the realms of pleasure and a deep unsatisfying anxiety.

“Stupid Cosmonaut have produced an album of zoned out electronica that, on the face of it, sounds quite ambient. Scratch below the surface though and you open yourself up to something of a sonic solar system where due respect is played to the history of the genre without ever being beholden to it.”

Digitalis will be a total run of 300 records (60 of these going directly to the band) split into two variants. Both versions come with a digital download version of the album (MP3 or FLAC) when purchased directly through the Drone Rock Records shop.:-

Special edition

150 copies of purple & aquamarine colour-in-colour effect on heavyweight vinyl. As always, these special editions will be made available to previous Drone Rock Records customers and mailing-list subscribers first.

Regular edition

150 copies on aquamarine vinyl.

Recorded by Stupid Cosmonaut at their own studio in Bury, Lancashire between May’17and Aug’17.

Mixed by Steven McNamara.

Mastered (digital and vinyl) by TomWoodhead (Hippocratic Studios)

Artwork by Steven McNamara.

Additional information

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Variant

special edition, regular edition

Field TripStupid Cosmonaut6:29

RephlexStupid Cosmonaut13:00

OfflineStupid Cosmonaut3:59

Post HumanStupid Cosmonaut4:18

DigitalisStupid Cosmonaut3:52

Sadness and EuphoriaStupid Cosmonaut7:09

Stupid Cosmonaut

Formed in 2016 in the north west of England, Stupid Cosmonaut draw inspiration from science fiction and the cosmos to create beautifully haunting visions of a not too distant dystopian future. A vast reach of influences can be found from caustic, electronic hallucinations as chilled as Tangerine Dream and Klaus Shultz to more organic post rock offerings in the vein of Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky.

Since formation, Stupid Cosmonaut have played sold out shows at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, The Met Bury and Sebright Arms London. They were honoured to play a packed gig on The Beauty Witch stage at Sounds from The Other City in Salford. The have also shared the stage with bands such as Henge, Dystopian Future Movies, Minami Deutsch, Lost Under Heaven, Naxatras and Barberos.

‘Algol’ their first vinyl release on Drone Rock Records sold out to high critical acclaim amongst online blogs and websites with reviews also from print publications The Wire Magazine, and Terrorizer who said ‘Algol is a rich evocative and crushing trip into the uncharted depths of the solar system’. They are now ready to return with their second vinyl LP, “Digitalis”.